Pregnancy can stir up a multitude of emotions. It is not a straightforward journey for many people, and it can be helpful to have space to talk through how you are feeling during this time. Sessions held at 22 Drumsheugh Gardens, EH3 7RN or online across the UK.
If you have underlying anxieties, fears, or uncertainties about your future, pregnancy can often bring these to the surface. Being able to express these thoughts and feelings in a safe, supportive, and trustworthy space can be deeply reassuring.
If you have been through a fertility journey you may feel immense pressure to feel certain emotions now that you have achieved the goal you have worked so hard to achieve. Counselling can help unpack these emotions and allow you to sit with the complexity and potentially feel a sense of relief that you do not have to feel a certain way.
The perinatal period, defined as the time from the beginning of pregnancy until one year after birth, can involve a significant identity shift for many women. This process is often described as matrescence: the “motherhood version of adolescence.”
It can be a time of emotional and physical growing pains. Who are you becoming as you step into motherhood? What feels lost, what is emerging, and what parts of you need space to be grieved, softened, or nurtured?
Postnatal counselling can be helpful whether or not you are experiencing depression or anxiety. Even when things feel like they are “ticking along,” this can still be an emotionally unstable and unsettling time.
Counselling offers you the space to slow down and gently explore what is happening for you during this often intense and transformative period.
My perinatal work covers the entire spectrum from conception through to pregnancy and up to the first year postpartum. Whether you are navigating severe anxiety about birth, experiencing symptoms of postnatal depression, or struggling with the profound identity shift of becoming a mother, our sessions in Edinburgh provide a dedicated space to process these intense transitions safely.
Yes, of course. Finding childcare during the postpartum period can be incredibly stressful and should not be a barrier to getting support. You are completely welcome to bring your pre-crawling baby into the Drumsheugh Gardens Practice with you. The room is a relaxed space where you are free to feed, soothe, or hold your baby during our 50 minute sessions. If walk and talk with the pram suits you better we can also walk around the local area.
Being pregnant again after a difficult or traumatic previous delivery brings up very specific fears. In our sessions, we work gently to process the residual trauma of your past birth experience. We focus on building emotional coping tools and creating a psychological sense of safety so you can approach your upcoming delivery feeling grounded and in control.
I work from my West End Practice at 22 Drumsheugh Gardens, EH3 7RN.
Not based in Edinburgh? I offer online therapy across Scotland and the UK: 1to1, couples and group sessions.